Hingham, Massachusetts
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Hingham (
History
The town of Hingham was dubbed "Bare Cove" by the first colonizing English in 1633, but two years later was incorporated as a town under the name "Hingham."[4][7] The land on which Hingham was settled was deeded to the English by the Wampanoag sachem Wompatuck in 1655.[8] The town was within Suffolk County from its founding in 1643 until 1803, and Plymouth County from 1803 to the present. The eastern part of the town split off to become Cohasset in 1770. The town was named for Hingham, a market town in the English county of Norfolk, whence most of the first colonists came, including Abraham Lincoln's ancestor Samuel Lincoln (1622–1690), his first American ancestor,[9] who came to Massachusetts in 1637. A statue of President Lincoln adorns the area adjacent to downtown Hingham Square.
Hingham was born of religious dissent. Many of the original founders were forced to flee their native town in Norfolk with both their vicars, Rev. Peter Hobart and Rev.
Hobart, born in Hingham, Norfolk, in 1604 and, like Peck, a graduate of Magdalene College, Cambridge,[12] sought shelter from the prevailing discipline of the high church among his fellow Puritans.[13] The cost to those who emigrated was steep. They "sold their possessions for half their value," noted a contemporary account, "and named the place of their settlement after their natal town." (The cost to the place they left behind was also high: Hingham was forced to petition Parliament for aid, claiming that the departure of its most well-to-do citizens had left it hamstrung.)[citation needed]
While most of the early Hingham settlers came from Hingham and other nearby villages in
The bitter trainband controversy dragged on for several years, culminating in stiff fines.[19] Eventually a weary Eames, who was in his mid-fifties when the controversy began and who had served Hingham as first militia captain, a selectman, and Deputy in the General Court, threw in the towel and moved to nearby Marshfield where he again served as Deputy and emerged as a leading citizen, despite his brush with the Hingham powers-that-be.[citation needed]
Although the town was incorporated in 1635, the colonists did not get around to negotiating purchase from the
The third town clerk of Hingham was Daniel Cushing,[21] who emigrated to Hingham from Hingham, Norfolk, with his father Matthew in 1638.[22] Cushing's meticulous records of early Hingham enabled subsequent town historians to reconstruct much of early Hingham history as well as that of the early families.[23] Cushing was rather unusual in that he included the town's gossip along with the more conventional formal record-keeping.[24]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.3 square miles (68.1 km2), of which 22.2 square miles (57.5 km2) is land and 4.1 square miles (10.6 km2), or 15.58%, is water.[25] Hingham is bordered on the east by Cohasset, and Scituate, on the south by Norwell and Rockland, on the west by Weymouth, and on the north by Hingham Bay and Hull. Cohasset and Weymouth are in Norfolk County; the other towns, like Hingham itself, are in Plymouth County. Hingham is 14 miles (23 km) southeast of downtown Boston.
Hingham lies along the southwest corner of Boston Harbor. The bay leads to a harbor, which cuts a U-shaped indentation into the northern shore of the town. The town is separated from Hull by the Weir River and its tributary, which leads to the Straits Pond. The northern third of the town's border with Weymouth consists of the Weymouth Back River, which empties out into Hingham Bay. There are several other small ponds and brooks throughout town. The town also has several forests and parks, the largest of which, Wompatuck State Park, spreads into the neighboring towns of Cohasset, Scituate and Norwell. There are also several conservation areas throughout town; the portion of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area in Hingham includes Bumpkin Island, Button Island, Langlee Island, Ragged Island, Sarah Island and the World's End Reservation, which juts out into the bay. There is a marina along the mouth of the Weymouth Back River, and a public beach along the harbor.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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The U.S. Census Bureau estimates, there are 24,284 people and 8,873 households in the town.
There were 7,189 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median household income in the town was $142,435 (mean household income was $206,876), and the median family income was $198,900 (mean family income was $265,292) in 2019.
Economy
Top employers
According to the Town's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[37] the top employers in the town are:
# | Employer | # of employees |
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1 | Blue Cross/Blue Shield
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1,456 |
2 | Town of Hingham | 985 |
3 | Linden Ponds
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802 |
4 | Talbots | 461 |
5 | Serono Laboratories | 437 |
6 | Harbor House | 247 |
7 | Whole Foods
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212 |
8 | Stop & Shop | 196 |
9 | Russ Electric | 191 |
10 | Eat Well | 170 |
Government
On the national level, Hingham is a part of
On the state level, Hingham is represented in the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a part of the Third Plymouth district, by Joan Meschino.[38] The district also includes Cohasset, Hull and North Scituate. The town is represented in the Massachusetts Senate as a part of the Plymouth and Norfolk district, by Patrick O'Connor. The district also includes the towns of Cohasset, Duxbury, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Scituate and Weymouth.[39] The town is patrolled on a secondary basis by the First (Norwell) Barracks of Troop D of the Massachusetts State Police.[40]
Hingham is governed on the local level by the
Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 15, 2008[41] | |||||
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Party | Number of Voters | Percentage | |||
Democratic | 4,101 | 25.63% | |||
Republican | 2,976 | 18.60% | |||
Unaffiliated | 8,870 | 55.43% | |||
Libertarian | 56 | 0.35% | |||
Total | 16,003 | 100% |
Infrastructure
Education
Hingham is home to seven public schools:
- Hingham High School
- South Shore Educational Collaborative[42]
- Hingham Middle School[43]
- East Elementary School[44]
- Foster Elementary School[45]
- Plymouth River Elementary School[46]
- South Elementary School[47]
Hingham is home to five private schools:
- Derby Academy
- Notre Dame Academy
- St. Paul School[48]
- Old Colony Montessori School[49]
- Su Escuela Language Academy[50]
Transportation
A small portion of
Public transportation is currently served by the
Notable people
Hingham's most famous line of citizens came from two unrelated families named Lincoln who emigrated to Massachusetts from the
- Tony Amonte, retired hockey player in the NHL
- United States Congressman[53]
- Joanna Barnes, actress
- Bill Belichick owns a house in Hingham in the Black Rock Country Club residential community
- Matty Beniers, current ice hockey player in the NHL. The first ever draft pick by the Seattle Kraken
- Brian Boyle, current ice hockey player in the NHL
- Wilmon Brewer, lifelong Hingham author and philanthropist
- Mary A. Brinkman, homeopathic physician
- Marc Brown, author, illustrator, and creator of the children's television show Arthur
- Prescott Bush Jr.,[54] brother of 41st President George H. W. Bush and Uncle of 43rd President George W. Bush
- Herbert L. Foss, recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Spanish–American War[55]
- Bob Graham, former governor and senator from Florida and a 2004 presidential candidate currently resides part time in Hingham
- U.S. Opentennis doubles champion
- Lloyd P. Jones, Bethlehem Steel executive and son of Willard F. Jones, resided with his family in Hingham while working at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
- King Kelly, 19th Century Baseball Hall of Fame. Given a home on Main Street, Hingham by loving fans of Boston. Slide, Kelly, Slide (Scarecrow Press 1996)
- Bruce H. Mann, Harvard Law School professor and husband of presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren
- David McCullough, author and historian resided part-time in Hingham
- Pierre McGuire, ice hockey analyst and former NHL coach and scout[56]
- Marty McInnis, retired hockey player in the NHL
- Alice Merryweather, Olympic alpine skier
- Jay O'Brien, ice hockey player
- Judson Pratt, stage, film and television actor[57]
- Dallas Lore Sharp, assistant librarian (1899–1902), assistant professor of English (1902–1909), and thereafter professor at Boston University, settled with his family (including Waitstill Sharp) in Hingham. As a writer, he became known through his charming magazine articles on native birds and small mammals and for his books. Much of his writing celebrated Hingham's natural beauty
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External links
- Official website
- Hingham Historical Society
- Hingham Public Library
- Early Settlers of Hingham, History of Hingham, 1893
- History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, Vol. I, Thomas Tracy Bouvé and others, Published by the Town, 1893
- Hingham's Civil War monuments at Massachusetts Civil War Monuments Project